Fiat Chrysler's stock fell the most after Reuters reported in the previous session that the European Union would begin legal action against Italy for not policing allegations
of emission test cheating by the car maker.
The Volkswagen scandal has already raised questions in Europe about the accuracy
of emissions testing, putting other automakers on the defensive.
Lost amid the intense scrutiny
of emissions tests at Volkswagen AG and Renault SA is the fact that another European automotive powerhouse, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, is also in...
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The Fairfax, Va., company starts reporting the results
of emissions tests and odometer readings in a few months.
Carfax Vehicle History Service will report odometer readings at the time vehicles go through state emissions tests in order to detect odometer rollbacks.The Fairfax, Va., company starts reporting the results
of emissions tests and odometer readings in a few months.
The Cavalier, according to Chevrolet, was put through extensive testing, including 870,000 km of conventional durability tests, 860,000 km of summer durability tests, 306,000 km of powertrain durability tests, 160,000 km
of emissions tests, 53,000 km of structural durability tests and 48,000 km of winter durability tests.
Although you may think that vehicles emitting more smog than others would cost more money to insure, the truth is that your insurance company will not factor in any type
of emissions testing into your insurance costs.
Not exact matches
Even as Piëch maneuvered, there's a sign that VW engineers were considering the use
of software that would let the company cheat on its
emissions testing, according to a recent article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, which attributed the information to a preliminary report from VW's internal investigation.
Emissions Analytics, a U.K. - based consulting company, says it has tested the real - world emissions of more than 400 die
Emissions Analytics, a U.K. - based consulting company, says it has
tested the real - world
emissions of more than 400 die
emissions of more than 400 diesel cars.
The key findings
of the West Virginia group — already known to CARB and the EPA — were revealed for the first time on March 31, 2014, at a conference in San Diego on
emissions testing.
Software in the engine recognized the telltale signs
of the
testing regimen and turned up the
emissions - reduction equipment when its exhaust was under scrutiny.
A key phase
of the standard U.S.
emissions test lasts exactly 1,370 seconds.
The carmaker had sought to delay the consumer - fraud trials because
of comments made by Melkersen, including remarks in a Netflix documentary where he compared
emissions testing on monkeys to the Nazi use
of poison gas in World War II.
The trial was one
of three scheduled for the first half
of this year over claims that Volkswagen deceived customers with the deliberate rigging
of emissions controls to perform differently when being
tested than they do on the road.
Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn is set to be grilled by the executive committee
of the company's board as the fallout from its
emissions cheating scandal spreads.Winterkorn issued a video apology Tuesday, after the company admitted that 11 million vehicles worldwide run software that cheat local
emissions tests.
VW acknowledges that it installed a cheating algorithm in each car that takes in reams
of data — about atmospheric pressure, how the car was being steered, how fast it was going and how far — then determines whether the vehicle is being
tested by regulators or driven in the real world, applying
emissions controls accordingly.
The automaker admits that, since 2009, it outfitted several
of its diesel - powered models — such as the Golf, Passat, Jetta, and Beetle — with «defeat devices» that would switch off
emissions controls, and thereby boost performance, except when the vehicles were being put through environmental
tests.
• Alliance Source
Testing, a portfolio company of Align Capital Partners, acquired Air Pollution Testing, a source emission testing firm with offices in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Anc
Testing, a portfolio company
of Align Capital Partners, acquired Air Pollution
Testing, a source emission testing firm with offices in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Anc
Testing, a source
emission testing firm with offices in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Anc
testing firm with offices in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Anchorage.
Demonstrating that Keystone - related
emissions are offset by an aggressive program
of carbon
emission reductions would meet that
test.
Things just went from catastrophic to apocalyptic as Volkswagen just admitted that the
emission test cheating engine management software at the center
of the Dieselgate controversy is installed in 11 million Volkswagen Group cars worldwide.
Volkswagen announces a corporate overhaul, while in the U.S., government regulators tighten
testing standards in the wake
of the
emission scandal.
General Motors is being sued for allegedly rigging diesel engine versions
of its Silverado and Sierra HD vehicles to pass
emissions tests.
Martin Winterkorn is one
of the executives who are alleged to have either rigged cars to beat
emissions tests or taken part in a coverup.
The VW brand's image took a beating in the wake
of the 2015
emissions testing cheating scandal.
Management Auto Manufacturers The Volkswagen
emissions scandal, which saw the company fudge
emissions tests to make its cars appear less polluting, has resulted in a new CEO appointment, the suspension
of key executives and a proposed group restructure.
In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of Michigan, Winterkorn was one
of six defendants charged in an alleged scheme where they knew VW vehicles did not meet U.S.
emissions standards and used software to cheat the U.S.
testing process.
The company's cheating on
emissions tests has instantly crashed its reputation and, to some extent, that
of an industry and entire country.
CA Department
of Food and Agriculture awards CSWA a $ 450,000 grant for a four - year project to drive climate protection and innovation through field
testing a carbon offset and greenhouse gas
emissions model for California wine grape growers (2010)
Two types
of cushioning layers, all - natural cotton and certified
emission - free and performance -
tested foam provide support and comfort
By using products bearing the GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM or GREENGUARD Gold Certification mark, parents, teachers and school officials can rest easy knowing these products have been independently
tested and verified to meet strict
emission levels
of pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde and phthalates.
This superior mattress is made
of 100 % organic cotton and has the Greenguard Certification assuring that
testing for chemical
emissions has been completed.
A single, small, retrospective case - control study examined the use
of newborn transient evoked otoacoustic
emission hearing screening
tests as a tool for identifying infants at subsequent risk
of SIDS.343 Infants who subsequently died from SIDS did not fail their hearing
tests but, compared with controls, showed a decreased signal - to - noise ratio score in the right ear only (at frequencies
of 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz).
While the implications for the UK are minor compared with member states that will have to implement RWTs for the first time, the BMF say that nevertheless the wider scope
of the
tests could mean higher costs for UK bike maintenance, especially with the
emissions testing implications.
It was not only VW, but almost all manufacturers selling cars in Germany / Europe, who would greatly reduce
emission controls, when out
of the
test cycle.
It adds: «This target may therefore be seen as a litmus
test of the government's determination to meet the reductions in carbon
emissions to which the UK is currently statutorily committed».
So now we must rely on Covanta's yearly air purity
test, to insure the purity
of the
emissions from the incinerator,» he said.
• The Department
of Motor Vehicles and the Department
of Environmental Conservation are taking action to eliminate the NY Transient
Emissions Short Test program, or NYTEST, a vehicle emissions test that is no longer required by the Federal go
Emissions Short
Test program, or NYTEST, a vehicle emissions test that is no longer required by the Federal governm
Test program, or NYTEST, a vehicle
emissions test that is no longer required by the Federal go
emissions test that is no longer required by the Federal governm
test that is no longer required by the Federal government.
Charging that automaker Volkswagen AG showed «total disregard for the rule
of law,» state Eric Schneiderman announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the company over its sale
of cars outfitted with illegal «defeat devices» to beat
emissions test and its alleged attempted cover - up
of its actions.
A Canadian environmental group sent a letter warning
of drought resulting from the future release
of sun - blocking particles and claiming that the
test would cause a distraction from international efforts to cut greenhouse gas
emissions.
As part
of a close collaboration between Empa, SR Technics and FOCA experts have spent years developing a standard
test setup and method that can be used to measure fine particulate
emissions from aircraft engines.
Currently, doctors use a variety
of imaging techniques and
tests to diagnose and monitor prostate cancer including PSA blood
tests, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), single photon
emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron
emission tomography (PET), and computerized tomography (CT) scans.
A team
of researchers from the Cockrell School
of Engineering at The University
of Texas at Austin and environmental
testing firm URS reports that a small subset
of natural gas wells are responsible for the majority
of methane
emissions from two major sources — liquid unloadings and pneumatic controller equipment — at natural gas production sites.
The simplicity and low cost
of a smell
test — $ 26.95 retail, before additional doctor or hospital charges — make it especially appealing in neurology, a field dominated by positron -
emission tomography scans, dopamine transporter single - photon
emission computed tomography imaging and other expensive technologies.
«We urgently need to stop the sale
of new diesel models until
emission testing is truly fit for purpose.
For the study, researchers measured the level
of calcium in the coronary arteries during stress
testing using two common diagnostic
tests — positron
emission tomography, or PET, and computed tomography, or CT — to determine a patient's risk
of heart disease.
A new application
of a common clinical
test, the positron
emission tomography (PET) scan, seems to be able to differentiate between minimally conscious brains and those in a vegetative state.
The acid
test will come in 2015, when nations will meet in Paris to agree to limits on
emissions beyond 2020 — when deep cuts will be needed if the planet is to have any chance
of avoiding «dangerous» climate change.
The new study, which incorporates satellite data on fire with fossil fuel
emissions data from a 14 - year period between 1997 and 2010, marks one
of the first times this shift has been
tested with global data.
Two experiments are
testing the viability
of sequestering
emissions in porous layers
of hard rock